1. Do you not see how death overtakes the exalted and the lauded,
And how we will bury all creation in one grave,
١. أَلَستَ تَرى مَوتَ العُلى وَالمَحامِدِ
وَكَيفَ دَفَنّا الخَلقَ في قَبرِ واحِدِ
2. And how time has days that lead to evil ends,
And turn out well, if well-supported by others' deeds.
٢. وَلِلدَهرِ أَيّامٌ تُسيءُ عَواقِباً
وَتُحسِنُ إِن أَحسَنَّ غَيرَ عَوامِدِ